Qt Creator is an IDE used for developing Qt GUI applications. While Qt Creator provides a graphical context for developing interfaces, the only way to create animations using the Qt framework is to code them. We developed an animation editing tool built inside of Qt Creator that eliminates the current requirement for designers to code animations. Additionally, by analyzing industry standard animation tools and developing a structured way to organize animations using existing Qt framework libraries, we defined a new schema for representing animations in Qt's front-end language, QML. Overall, our tool facilitated the process of developing animations in Qt Creator by providing an easy to use graphical interface, and is set to be included in future versions of the Qt software development kit.
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